I'm not much a reviewer, but I do have a few thoughts to share regarding this book, especially considering its higher than average rating.

In additionI'm not much a reviewer, but I do have a few thoughts to share regarding this book, especially considering its higher than average rating.

In addition to this book, I also wanted to read "How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life" for some time now. Our local used bookshop had the previous and not the latter, so I picked it up.

My honest opinion is, don't waste your time, unless you're easily impressed or have truly never read anything on the subject matter before. I still intend to read the aforementioned book, but I sincerely felt that this particular book was, for the large part, a waste of time. You can ascertain all the information from the prologue and epilogue. I found the author's writing style dry and uninteresting (which is surprising, because it IS such an interesting subject matter) and quite redundant at times. Quite redundant.

eh. just mindless entertainment. didn't make me think or keep me hooked as much as I'd hoped. just not my genre of lit. I seriously don't get how theseh. just mindless entertainment. didn't make me think or keep me hooked as much as I'd hoped. just not my genre of lit. I seriously don't get how these things get to be bestsellers. ...more